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wardsci.com 800-962-2660 Pyrrhotite Fe1-xS (x = 0 - 0.17) Crystallography: Monoclinic; 2/m (below about 250°C). Hexagonal; 6/m3/m2/m for high tempera- ture forms. Crystals rare, usually tabular to platy on {0001}. Also massive, granular. Physical ...

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wardsci.com 800-962-2660 Gypsum CaSO4 • 2H2O Crystallography: Monoclinic; 2/m. Crystals commonly simple in habit; tabular on {010}; diamond- shaped, with edges beveled by {120} and {111}. Twinning common on {100}. Also granular, massive. Physical ...

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+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Metaconglomerate Type: Metamorphic, regional. Texture/Appearance: Coarse-grained rock containing rounded to subangular clasts greater than 2mm in diameter and distributed in a fine-grained matrix or metamorphi...

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Genus: Rana Family: Ranidae Order: Anura Class: Amphibia Subphylum: Vertebrata Phylum: Chordata Kingdom: Animalia Bullfrogs Conditions for Customer Ownership We hold permits allowing us to transport these organisms. To access permit conditions, cl...

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wardsci.com 800-962-2660 Topaz Al2SiO4 (F,OH)2 Crystallography: Orthorhombic; 2/m2/m2/m. Crystals commonly prismatic with vertical prism faces often striated; also in crystalline masses or granular. Physical Properties: Cleavage: {001} perfect. Fr...

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Page 1 Freshwater Mussels Conditions for Customer Ownership We are a USDA compliant facility and hold all necessary permits to transport our organisms. Each state is assisted by the USDA to determine which organisms can be transported across state...

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The Plus is Us. Your Texas Personal Account Managers: [email protected] + [email protected] + [email protected] instructional content: +Hypotheses on Origin of Life • Miller-Urey experiment • Iron-sulfur • RNA +Dating fossils • Relative dating...

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+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Magnetite Fe+2Fe2+3O4 (Spinel Group) Crystallography: Isometric; 4/m32/m. Frequently in octahedral crystals; rarely dodecahedral. Commonly coarse-to fine-grained granular, massive. Physical Properties: Cleavag...

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Page 1 Algae & Cyanobacteria Conditions for Customer Ownership We are a USDA compliant facility and hold all necessary permits to transport our organisms. Each state is assisted by the USDA to determine which organisms can be transported across st...

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Page 1 Asian Forest Scorpion Species: longimanus Genus: Heterometrus Family: Scorpionidae Order: Scorpiones Class: Arachnida Phylum: Arthropoda Kingdom: Animalia Conditions for Customer Ownership We are a USDA compliant facility and hold all neces...

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Page 1 Lichens Conditions for Customer Ownership We are a USDA compliant facility and hold all necessary permits to transport our organisms. Each state is assisted by the USDA to determine which organisms can be transported across state lines. Som...

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+ward’ssciencewardsci.com800-962-2660 Augite (Ca,Na) (Mg,Fe,Al,Ti) (Si,Al)2 O6 (Pyroxene Group) Crystallography: Monoclinic; 2/m. Commonly prismatic crystals with rectangular cross-sections, or in granular crystalline masses. Physical Properties: ...

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Unit: History of Life Aligned to Science TEKS with clear Learning Outcomes, this unit covers instructional content including Hypothesis on Origins of Life, Dating Fossils, Geologic Time Scale, and Endosymbiotic Theory. TEKS 7A Analyze and evaluate...